Krasnoyarsk (Russia). Mapping Show "A tale of Mani and the Sky Elk" (2019)
"In Evenk mythology, an ancient connection between the motif of a chase, the mythological conceptualization of the world and the symbolism of kin relations in society has been noted. The legend describes how a bogatyr-hunter Mani, on his magic skis, chases the elk with an elk calf. The female elk has fled to the firmament of the taiga of the upper world, and the hunter has chased her to the sky. The chase in the heavenly taiga lasted for an entire day, during which the elk traveled across the sky from the east to the west, following the course of the sun. And upon his descent, the hunter captured the elk and has astounded it. But this did not end the hunt, because the elk calf managed to escape behind the horizon, and the next morning the elk calf, which had grown up over the night, appeared in the east, and the hunt started all over again. The hunter Mani remained in the taiga of the upper world for eternity and became a sky god. In a more archaic version of the legend, the hunter is replaced with a bear called Mangi. In the Evenk cosmology, the given motif is extremely important, as the elk symbolized the sun for the Evenks, and its daily slaughter by the cosmic hunter explained the daily cycle of the change of day and night (Anisimov 1959: 15–19).11 Representations of a bear and elk are also depicted on Neolithic petroglyphs on the rock surfaces in the Urals and in Karelia, and on Mesolithic tool handles with elk heads, discovered in various places: at Lake Onega, on Olenii island, in the Barents Sea, and in peat bogs in the Urals."
Pavel F. Limerov, "FOREST MYTHS: A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF IDEOLOGIES BEFORE ST. STEFAN"
https://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol30/limerov.pdf
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https://vimeo.com/323178653
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"In Evenk mythology, an ancient connection between the motif of a chase, the mythological conceptualization of the world and the symbolism of kin relations in society has been noted. The legend describes how a bogatyr-hunter Mani, on his magic skis, chases the elk with an elk calf. The female elk has fled to the firmament of the taiga of the upper world, and the hunter has chased her to the sky. The chase in the heavenly taiga lasted for an entire day, during which the elk traveled across the sky from the east to the west, following the course of the sun. And upon his descent, the hunter captured the elk and has astounded it. But this did not end the hunt, because the elk calf managed to escape behind the horizon, and the next morning the elk calf, which had grown up over the night, appeared in the east, and the hunt started all over again. The hunter Mani remained in the taiga of the upper world for eternity and became a sky god. In a more archaic version of the legend, the hunter is replaced with a bear called Mangi. In the Evenk cosmology, the given motif is extremely important, as the elk symbolized the sun for the Evenks, and its daily slaughter by the cosmic hunter explained the daily cycle of the change of day and night (Anisimov 1959: 15–19).11 Representations of a bear and elk are also depicted on Neolithic petroglyphs on the rock surfaces in the Urals and in Karelia, and on Mesolithic tool handles with elk heads, discovered in various places: at Lake Onega, on Olenii island, in the Barents Sea, and in peat bogs in the Urals."
Pavel F. Limerov, "FOREST MYTHS: A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF IDEOLOGIES BEFORE ST. STEFAN"
https://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol30/limerov.pdf
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https://vimeo.com/323178653
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